May 18 May 18 "There was no way I could see me taking care of two babies alone." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins “The trip was so stressful and scary, but every single person at the clinic was an actual human angel. Every one of the staff there — the aids, the nurses, the doctor — every single one made me feel safe and comfortable and that I was cared for. The compassion that each person there had for me, I will never ever forget.” Read more.
Sep 1 Sep 1 "We were a newly married couple with the entire world going against us." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Texas, Later Abortion “Sadly our pregnancy happened at the same time when the pandemic was taking over the world. I vividly remember asking my husband if we should keep it? It was the first time I referred to our pregnancy as an IT, but we both realized that our lives took priority. We finally got an ultrasound completed and we found out that we had twins. That was the end of it for us.” Read more.
Nov 27 Nov 27 "People always tell you twins are a blessing and twins are a miracle." ~ Podcast With Transcript Sharing Truth Twins, Later Abortion, Multiple Abortions, Audio, United States “I was a college student. I was unemployed, and it was a lot, to say the least. My partner was an amazing person, but they were in Texas at the time. And here I am sleeping on a mattress, trying to afford, you know, this next semester. It was just no way that I was going to be able to take care of not one but two children, you know? I couldn't even take care of myself.” Listen or read more.
Nov 14 Nov 14 "They were so loved in the short time that I was able to carry them." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Conjoined Twins, Later Abortion, Second Trimester, Kentucky, United States “She pulled up the ultrasound so that we could take a look. Our baby, which had appeared completely normal at our 8-week scan, was actually a very rare form of conjoined twins. They shared one upper body, but there were 4 legs and 2 spines. We were in complete shock. I don’t think either of us knew how to feel in that moment. All I could do was cry.” Read more.
Oct 2 Oct 2 " It was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, but I feel safe in my decision." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Later Abortion, Second Trimester, United States “I proceeded to get an IUD, which made counting much more difficult. I was told it was normal that I wasn’t getting my period. Three months into the pregnancy was when I really began to notice a difference. But afraid to scare my friend, I kept it to myself until I took a test a few weeks later. I was beginning to show, and as scared college students, we couldn’t see another solution.” Read more.
Aug 21 Aug 21 "I remain sure that I’m not the first woman who’s taken this decision and won’t be the last." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Later Abortion, Second Trimester, United Kingdom “For the next 24 hours I was ecstatic, then it began to hit me what a struggle it’d be to care for twins and that all the things I had planned to do with my one baby would be difficult if not impossible with two. Over the space of a few days I began to feel very stressed and worried about the pregnancy, birth and raising twins. I felt as if all the joy of pregnancy had been sucked out of me and that there was no light at the end of the tunnel as I didn’t feel capable of raising two babies.” Read more.
Jul 10 Jul 10 "One in 1,000 IUDs fail and mine was one of them." Sharing Truth One Abortion, Twins, Later Abortion, Second Trimester, United States “She checked their heartbeats. I cried. She handed me a photo. At first, I didn’t know what I was going to do. I wanted to take it all in. I sat on crinkly paper without pants, alone, waiting for a stranger OBGYN to walk into the door to help me. I sobbed and sobbed. The next few days were a blur. It was all surreal and happening too fast to even process any of it. But I knew one fact for sure — I was making the right choice.” Read more.
